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It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer. - Wi

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer. – William Blackstone

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The public good is in nothing more essentially interested than in the protection of every individuals private rights. – William Blackstone

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Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it. – William Blackstone

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He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others: So they will try to reduce all others to their own level. – Charles James Fox

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He who flees judgment confesses his guilt. – Anon.

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If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness. – Victor Hugo

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Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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